Published 10/28/2009
by Lars Hanson
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Breaking news from The Seattle Times and Seahawks.com. The Seahawks officially announced today that All world LT Walter Jones will be out for the remainder of the 2009 season and it could very well mean the end of his outstanding career.
Walter Jones' season ended before he could even get it started. Jones underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in December to clear out cartilage and it was expected he would make a strong recovery.
That never happened.
By placing Jones' on IR the Seahawks really are shutting themselves down for the season and looking ahead to 2010, which is the first right move Jim Mora has made all year.
RT Sean Locklear is not expected to play this week against the Dallas Cowboys.
Recently signed OT Damion McIntosh is expected to become the starting LT making things very shaky on offense.
It seems it's only a matter of time before the Seahawks start calling back Robbie Tobeck and other former Seahawks to fill-in during this time of need.
So the move to put LT Walter ...
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